In a city that’s no stranger to jaw-dropping sights, the Chinese-made flying car hovering over one of Dubai’s glitziest beach resorts still turned heads.

Demonstrating a manned flight of its new Land Aircraft Carrier to a select crowd in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, Guangzhou-based Aridge was making its latest pitch to become a transport option of choice for the Gulf’s super-rich.

Released from the trunk of a robust, wheeled mothership — essentially, an outsized, futuristic-looking people carrier — the electric aircraft can take off and land vertically like a conventional helicopter. It has already attracted 600 pre-orders, including from UAE-based Ali & Sons Group and Qatar’s Almana Group, according to Aridge.

Aridge’s flying car, which is controlled by a joystick and has an aut

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